Ocean Conservation News – 09/23/2022

Growing numbers of countries get on board The Ocean Race’s journey for ocean rights

https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/news/13110_Growing-number-of-countries-get-on-board-The-Ocean-Race-s-journey-for-ocean-rights

With the UN General Assembly underway, The Ocean Race hosted a high-level event in New York to boost support for the adoption of a Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights by 2030.

Pandemic poaching sets Rockfish Conservation effort back years

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/pandemic-poaching-sets-rockfish-conservation-effort-back-years/

Illegal fishing in rockfish conservation areas around Galiano Island, British Columbia, spiked dramatically in 2020 and 2021.

Cyclists set off from London to Monaco to raise money for Blue Marine Foundation

https://yachting-pages.com/articles/cyclists-set-off-from-london-to-monaco-to-raise-money-for-blue-marine-foundation-news.html

More than 60 cyclists have set off on an eight-day ride from London to Monaco, spanning five countries and 1000 kilometers, in aid of ocean conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation.

32 Pilot Whales have been rescued out of 230 stranded in Tasmania

https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/09/22/32-pilot-whales-have-been-rescued-out-of-230-stranded-in-tasmania

Wildlife experts on Thursday rescued 32 of the 230 whales that have been found standed on the wild and remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania a day earlier.

Blackpool set to join ocean protection campaign

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/environment/blackpool-set-to-join-ocean-protection-campaign-3853146

Blackpool is set to join other coastal areas around the country in campaigning to protect the world’s oceans from further damage.